Conflict Global Storm

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The Conflict series has survived operation Desert
Storm, a sojourn in Vietnam and even a return trip to the Gulf in
Back to Baghdad, but it seems that the best (or is that worst?) has
been saved for last.

Global Storm has your squad of battle-hardened buddies
up against an unpredictable neo-Nazi terrorist ring named "March
33", making this the first entirely fictional game in the
series.

The four original squad members from Desert Storm -
Bradley, Foley, Jones and Connors - are reunited once more. Each
team member has specialist skills, such as heavy weapons or
sniping, allowing you to switch between characters as the situation
demands.

Get three friends to join in and you can play the campaign
co-operatively, although the more-than-capable AI will take care of
things if you would rather stick with solo play and delegate
duties.

The system for ordering your team has been streamlined over
previous games, but it's still a little overwhelming due to the
plethora of available commands.

Some gung-ho gamers might prefer to ignore it and dive into the
action head-first, but it pays to be more tactical and plan your
attacks.

With the "delayed orders" system, you can queue up commands for
your squad and have them act only when you give the green light,
which allows for ambushes and the like. It can be a little
perplexing when your teammates don't follow instructions as
expected, but battles can turn out to be quite dynamic and
sometimes spectacular.

The graphical detail is impressive, and a fair degree of
interactivity means it pays to keep your eyes peeled for intel or
items.

If you're keen to tackle this fictional war on terrorism,
Global Storm will reward you nicely. Just be prepared for
a small degree of frustration as you learn its complex style of
tactical action.

Endgame: The most flexible and feature-laden
Conflict game yet, with a particularly tasty co-op
mode.